it
i
(
, rner.t: now being ended, we will only fay In
refpeit thereof, that if the exercife alone of
"a government contiiruted on the principles
it was,, could- render a people happy under
; it we could have been fov' A r!3 1
' ;We rejoice Uiat' while the, Territorial go-
verament .has clofed withlionosur to you, it
' has left us in a (late of profperity and peaces,
Ycu arc now firy called by the '-uaaninTD'is
vo'.ce'of a fas? people, to' reprefent them in
; tlitrSenste of the United States of Airicricov
thchlghefk proof in their power to offer of
their confidence in your integrity, and abili
ties to fcrve thctn- .: ; ' ' ... -';- .-
The reply, of. the Hon Jtfr-MUitMhc
: . . netii f-yfimkly of thhjtate.
Mr. SpeahiyandCtent kmen of thc'.Senzit.
Speaker, mi, pntleinen of. fbejloui
'and-
fuchdecifion would have cchnportcdwirh the
honor arid intereits of our country But as
attempts ereroaking to induce your houfe to
adopt -meafures. touching : theTaid . treaty,
whlchtunder exiiVingcircumftancesare not,
in our judgments, caiculated'to promote the
intereils of drir; country', we cannot forbear
alio to xprefs our ferttiments ' '.
: ,We declare that we have ever confidered
that a treaty, in the nature, of that now un
der your "conliderationrcotild riot befttllyand
completely carried into eifect without the con
' cfurrence of your houlej founded on a con
viction of theexpe.iicncy offiich concurrence
and w'o .cqfitemijliie'vviiU tui'Mie leufibtlity '
... i ... t s i'
-everyueipt tiat -nr.: or may- on maqc to
llepfvSuFlsSfc of fiich atf important coo-
Mr
rtfi-niativts,
. ;'he entire approbarlo. of t-h? people of
"my .cosduft jiV otitcc; ;'bv- yovi ' tr&fiidj , i;;the
:- hi"heiVie .n d I okir! mono. -; " '
for the
Accept, : . C cn tWiiieii--: ui y
Thanks
prompt and -warm' liv'tniier..; in '; 'which you
have been -pleated .'to'eda-vey it to me. W ith
McITr$.v Ames, Thatcher, and Sitgreaves,
bppoied its being received, as it was frpni
an unincorporated fociety, as it Is iuppofed"
to be the petition cf a number, of men, and
was only iigned by two, and that even thefe
two, .as they had ligncd the petition ill official
character, might not approve of its contents.
It was fuppbrtedby. Mdlrs.- S. Smithy Ms
cOn, Findley, Gallatin,' B illhcufe, Madifoq , .
and Kitchell,"as a practice not uncomriionin
:that houfe (the focieties for the abolition of r
flavery and the fociety of . Quakers w ere .
mentioned as inftances) that they had fre
quently "received petitions of. focieties figned
by their chairman and irej,Uyhichi:; if
the were ricbrporated? were : not incorpo.-.
rated for that purpofe ; and that raifing'ari
you:l fhope that the. peace which exiflis be-
tveen the cit&pnTof tile United - States-and
the Indian ripesiilinQg continuelis iri
peace corifilts the happinefs and profperi
. v of-bqth it iliail'
be my diity,', in;vHiateverfituatiori I niaybe-
placed, to ufi? my efforts to its prelervation.
""J I fed -ns bought tlie unanimous collof
my fellow citizens,- to reprefent them in. the
Senate of the, U nited ' States," arid . flinll de
vote myfelf to the promotion of their inter- i
en., tuiimcem witn- tnat Ot- tne
yhole body ps lhic of which -.they are a part. .
- . Accept gen tlemen , -' ny. beft wifhes for
your' individual happinefs. ' ; .
" WILLIAM BLOUNT. -
Knoxville, April 8, 1 796.'
N O R F 0. L K, dprtl 26.
We' forbear to cnlarpre on this ; fubiect, '
tnoumi 10 lntercttin toToiirteeniK'S, and we
'. (J)all only.idd that we do npt beUeair par.
' tiul or local conlidcrations of policy;,' will i-.i-iieiiceyouTdeciliqiioa
;T!.m"cTr'BnteJ,r
"tion, but are firmly pcrluaded that the fuitii;
honor, intereft, and lnopiuels of thepeople . J
of the United btates, will riot be .endanger-
ed by withholding the appropriations reu-T
red to carry the treaty into elf pet". 4 .4-' ; ;'-
bigned m behalf 01 a meexinor of the cui-
:!on to the prafticein - this -particiilar
inifr.nce feenied as if -gentlemen were deter
i r jnt'd to ..introduce.uneafy fenfations into
their debates.' .-.----
1 he inhabitants 'of Sr; ClairTcbmnlained
. . .. . 1
2eris of Norfolk Snd Portlmouth,, held
this 26th day of April, 1 706 aj: the
Tou -Hall," in the Borough of Norfo ky
agreeable to a rctolution --of the: laid"
tneeting, diredirig the fame to be figil-
ecl by us, Freiident and Secretary to the
faid meeting;, on their behalf.
SETU FOSTER, Freful
JOHN COWPEU, Secretary
by pe ition of the grfevqnces, . experienced by .
"an hold'nocourtsifferciit from hereto
fore by ' J r.dge Turner. , I'heir complaint
was' referred to a feled conimittee. ; '
The hpufe relolveditfelf into a comniiftee
of the whole oil thefkte of the'tbion ; when "
the refolut!OT,for.ci5in!g-.mto effect theBri
tiili treaty, being under confideration, Mr
I) eriderfon and Mf. Harper fpoke uifuppprt.
of it At the .conclpfiori of Mr. Harper's
iVcech, there was a divided cry of " commit
tee r:fe,, and ' ' tlie quetlion ; when the fenfe
of the committee being taken it was in favour
of riling, there being 50 votes for it .yh:ch
"'was';, a rnajority of the Members in the ;
Hcnie. " . ... '
:
N H.W B E fl N
Jt a meeting jf tfie Citizens of Norfolk and
I'srtjmoutbj be LI at the Tovmnialh in the
.J-Borough cfNorftl!:, Jpnl 26, .1 796, -con-'
, v 6 ;.' u '"Ji ji(-ii"jns 10 cow fitter Of
tbe propriety -or. impropriety of acidrettlne
" Cor.erefr onthefibjeflpftbe Britifj Treaty.
SETil Foster," Efq. Mayor -"if Norfolk Bo
- ' ( rough, iuas'elefied Pnjiiient, and )
' : ' ' John' Cowper, Secretcrv".
!- Kefolwd unanimiujly, -Tha: an addrefs be
tirefented- ' ...
rfdvtJ, Tliat a committee be compofed
of the followinnrVenticmen. viz. Tohn Ni-
vilai, Willis WiKbn, Willi ftewfum.
1 nomas emmenon, nicli?.rU L. L?c, John
'Kcarnes, George Kelly, Danid Bcdinger,
William Wilfon, Uober: Taylor, iun. toili
avlor. iun. loil
ahCowper, Thomas Parker, and Edward
; Archer, do prepare an AdJrcisfor the con."
iidtr:.t:on of the intctin. .
' The to nitiittec returned, and the Chair
man reported the following addrefs.
- - (StetidJnfs 01 htri.J '
Tr Addrefs bcjng read, a motion w.13
maJe to ccljourn until to-morrow monijn.
A motion was mnde to ailjoarn until tins
.-utcrnoou a: lour o dork, whxh
tived. '
On nxtion,
:Congref$ of -thc-Unifec! States.
K0U6E of REPRESENTATIVES. .
V- ' '. 'Monday,: jprilz$, - ,' .-: "
. Mr., Tracy, of the com. nittee of claims,
made-a report upon the, petition of William
bargeant lccretary or the INcrth Wcitern
territory, for his additional, fervices as go
vernor. The rqport, . which was read a ie
cond time,' and committed to' a committee of
the! whole oil Wednefday, rccomrneii ied that
875 dollars lhduld be allowed him. '
' Tlie Speaker informed the houfe he had
received a letter from the governor of the
'North Wcfrcrn Territnrv, inclofinor two ne-
titions wiiich he rcquefted, as that territory
the Speaker would nreien:. ' I uey were ac
cordingly, read. One relutwd to lots of land
which the petitioners hud been pronrsifed and
which thev had not received ; tlie orher pray
ed for pcrmilnun to import ihtvtinto.tha:
...j .
was
nega.
country Irom o'her in!
c. e.ifc the number. '.Th:
di'itercnt committees.
The following ne: ir:o:r. v
favour of the lintilli uvutv.. i. In-, .viu.
lion, from the Hale .f Xrv -orU. 1 7 d;
rent petitions, tinned in:h-. whlc by ?r36
perlons ; Mr. Itii4irr : fiv Vi'.-v'ry
in Pliiladeiphia tonu' ip, I f;;;t:Lbv $1
pcrio!;s; uy ,.r. iu;a; ..,,v. ,i ,1
lircued by 2J0 ut'.rm, ip.vu r
. Extrafl of a letter from Kichr&rJ. "
"The icdOunts received Jjy lalb poft yxyti.
given great alarn1,and theconfeqntnees which ; .
may refult from the Houfe of Repf cfcntativES
refnfmg to pafs theneceflary laws to givcflcct ;t '
to the treaty are thought 'of a nioftferious na-
turc. It is underitood that Mr. Bond has given
notice that the Britillj Court are ready to exe
cute the tr eaty-jon their, part fully , if not pre
vented iy this country. It is unierftood that
all along between this arid Potomack a degree
of anxiety prfcvailst and that the general opi- -nion
is gcnerally-in favor of thePrelident and
"execution f the treat yV.'
Five Dollars Reward.
STRAYED or ftolen from the plantation
of ihc fubferiber on, the 16th April, a
dark bay horfe about fourteen hands high,
one white hind foot; and atthe fame time was
Roitn from the plantation of Amos Simeons,
afcall forrcl horfp'with acnt main, hfc has
feme fmall white fpots on the fide 'of his jaw
u'low uie car ; any pcrfon fecunng the laid
Ivories lb that I get them again llnll receive
tbr r.bovc reward.
IEKDIIAM SIMMONS.',
' "Jo i .ur.ly, May 14. ' :
1 1 . . 1 ,
Kjohrd, That the AcWCcfs reported by W " ' : '
the Committee b.reccVcdL the fpifVoit'X 7, the oir.rvc.: cerr.:.:i run, by
ncctint -nd tint tZ c, 7 ,L; . 'ir llry from 20 ..,u.U, .,.-. Phi a
mcctinff, .tnii.th.it the Hune, to rethcr with a ,j.Wl;, ilv F v ' p.- viVl-iV .N
copy of th, lc proceeding. fiHlv, tV, Pr' 2J?"ft - ' lr 11 l! 1 - 1 .V 1 J W
lidcnt and rctary be tranfnittcd 1
Ucprtfaua.ivtbDf t-.is Diliriit in Con
jeriry,
c qucil.on, Ayes 90.
ivocs Hi,
Pre-
to tne
igrcii.
irKteave-f.
finned bv 1 2 ; r.-isnc ; sVv dr.
from the fame ibte, tigntdby 2,.' pcrfoiu;
one by Mr. Richnrd a, id ; b. Mr. f ho nix-;.
nil from the fs"ie iLu
.X, Iron
The meeting was then dlfmi;fed.
BKHl FOSTER, r,v,:.
John Cow pm, SccreUn.
j one tutnw tf:J:uie fRcpufaiti;tvetff
the United $U!ct. ,' -. '!
The Muefs tfthSiJtlnHt, Citr-nt ftlc
hvvirfNcrjdhaUPuih.
Knt.u 'jut'.y rtptefiutt,
'HlAT ilu-y h ive attended to the ddib:
w,,w,,iU)g;Tj:mjorib;clKvu u n ; ----- - -- - - " -
t.ih treaty .utii... n.i;,;..i-' ... I w.h pr.rying tiut r.ou.c v.ou.n in,- jri
the ftr.tc of lJel.;vf.re I'T'cd bv .- ; and b;
Mr. Goodhue fro n th' Vr. u- tU.e t.g'inlby
97 ; and 2 by, Mr. lircut Wen All "d u)vh.
7 Mr Gallatin preferred art:r';or ft o.rt the
lV.it c 1 tf 13ihwarc, ngainll the treaty, fi-'ed
by jt perfons ; and Mr S. mithprtlcn.
ted a petition fig;:ed by tlu (h-iniuirl :,;id
c'.;rkofa Avicty of jnnnttfart'irmnndniVlia
n,c: at nlti norc, cLnlulbr h Mr. ltttli
v. t ti teAii- .. t..t. 1
:- (W 1 -av5'rca :r ii.vi iuva r.t
dcr t:rn than .the puvlicrn
Th'. p';th':o: c-ulcd ccniidc
a
raOiC
dcb'ite.
" ail S A L E
T iruit
PJi I N T.i NG-ORFICE,
-1 a if w corits Or thr
L.iyt'JCTS CF AXSEMDir
.pri 9. '
JUST PUD LI SHED
AMD FOR 4.LE AT THM
PRIM t I N G.O F F I fc E,
' D SGRIPTIO N
OF .
0 CCA COCK INLET,
- '. and or its
COASTS, ISLANDS, SHOALS, AND
ANCHORAGES, '
Vith TtttCOUHSES and DISTANCES,
, TO ANDraOM THEMOiT RRMARKA- '
FLF. n.ACF.S,
M DIRECTIONS tfSAlL ova- ihDARand
r thnigh the CHANNELS.
A few topics of the above in.iy be had at
the Primitig.OiTue, and of wr. William
Johnflm, trxc 50 ent$.
April 9.
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